Granted
The Board granted service connection for back disability, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and residuals of left ankle injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a link between the Veteran's current disabilities and their in-service onset or aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability (degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis and status post lumbar laminectomy), left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, residuals of left ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104601
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